NetBSD 6.1.1 today was announced as the first security/bugfix update of the NetBSD 6.1 release branch: "It represents a selected subset of fixes deemed important for security or stability reasons. Please note that all fixes in the prior security/bugfix updates (NetBSD 6.0.1 and 6.0.2), as well as those in 6.1, are also in 6.1.1. See the release map graph on the NetBSD website for a visual representation of the relationship between releases. Complete source and binaries for NetBSD 6.1.1 are available for download at many sites around the world. We encourage users who wish to install via ISO or USB disk images to download via BitTorrent by using the torrent files supplied in the images area." Read the release announcement and the release notes for full information. Download (SHA512): NetBSD-6.1.1-amd64.iso (331MB, torrent), NetBSD-6.1.1-i386.iso (314MB, torrent).

NetBSD is a free, secure, and highly portable UNIX-like Open Source operating system available for many platforms, from 64-bit AlphaServers and desktop systems to handheld and embedded devices. Its clean design and advanced features make it excellent in both production and research environments, and it is user-supported with complete source. Many applications are easily available through The NetBSD Packages Collection.

Soren Jacobsen has announced the availability of the second release candidate for the upcoming NetBSD 7.0: "On behalf of the NetBSD project, it is my pleasure to announce the second release candidate of NetBSD 7.0. Some of the changes since 7.0_RC1 are: OpenSSL updated to 1.0.1p; BIND updated to 9.10.2-P2; IPSEC support is now included by default in Xen kernels; fix several security issues in calendar(1); installboot(8) now supports wedge names; fix a quota panic when using WAPBL (PR 49948); fix a memory leak in the drm2 code; avoid an X crash on i915 DRMKMS; add a postinstall(8) check to ensure that /etc/man.conf reflects the modern mandoc world (PR 50020); add a postinstall(8) check to ensure that /etc/fonts/fonts.conf is up to date; tset(1) - fix handling of the erase character; gdb(1) - fix attaching to a running process again after previously detaching; NPF - handle unregistered interfaces correctly; npfctl(8) - fix a NULL dereference...." Read the release announcement for further details. Installation CD images are available for several dozens of architectures; here are the quick links to download the amd64 and i386 images (MD5): NetBSD-7.0_RC2-amd64.iso (372MB), NetBSD-7.0_RC2-i386.iso (405MB).

Soren Jacobsen has announced the availability of the first release candidate for NetBSD 7.0. The new development release, NetBSD 7.0 RC1, introduces several new features that have been developed since NetBSD 6.0 was launched. The release candidate includes GPT support, the ability to run NetBSD on several new ARM boards (including the Raspberry Pi 2 and Cubieboard 2), and improvements to NetBSD's packet filter (NPF). "On behalf of the NetBSD project, it is my pleasure to announce the first release candidate of NetBSD 7.0. Many changes have been made since 6.0. Here are a few highlights: greatly improved support for modern Intel and Radeon graphics hardware through a port of the Linux DRM/KMS code; most X.Org components have been updated; ARM multiprocessor support; support for new ARM boards; GPT support in sysinst; Lua kernel scripting; multiprocessor USB stack; many improvements to NPF, the NetBSD packet filter; GCC 4.8.4 (and optionally, LLVM/Clang 3.6.1)...." More details can be found in the release announcement. Downloads (MD5): NetBSD-7.0_RC1-amd64.iso (371MB), NetBSD-7.0_RC1-i386.iso (404MB).

Soren Jacobsen has announced the release of NetBSD 5.2.3 and 5.1.5, the project's legacy versions in the 5.2 and 5.1 release branches: "The NetBSD project is pleased to announce NetBSD 5.1.5, the fifth security and bug-fix update of the NetBSD 5.1 release branch, and NetBSD 5.2.3, the third security and bug-fix update of the NetBSD 5.2 release branch. They represent a selected subset of fixes deemed important for security or stability reasons, and if you are running a prior release of either branch, we strongly suggest that you update to one of these releases. For more details, please see the release notes at NetBSD-5.1.5.html and NetBSD-5.2.3.html. Complete source and binaries for NetBSD are available for download at many sites around the world. A list of download sites providing FTP, AnonCVS, SUP, and other services may be found here." This is the brief release announcement. Quick download links to the amd64 installation images: NetBSD-5.2.3-amd64.iso (241MB, MD5, torrent), NetBSD-5.1.5-i386.iso (242MB, MD5, torrent).

Soren Jacobsen has announced the release of NetBSD 6.1.5, the latest stable version of NetBSD incorporating fixes to all recent security vulnerabilities: "The NetBSD project is pleased to announce NetBSD 6.1.5, the fifth security and bug-fix update of the NetBSD 6.1 release branch, and NetBSD 6.0.6, the sixth security and bug-fix update of the NetBSD 6.0 release branch. They represent a selected subset of fixes deemed important for security or stability reasons, and if you are running a prior release of either branch, we strongly suggest that you update to one of these releases." Some of the critical security advisory fixes include: "libXfont multiple vulnerabilities; multiple OpenSSL vulnerabilities; bozohttpd basic http authentication bypass; multiple vulnerabilities in the execve system call; multiple vulnerabilities in the compatibility layers; user-controlled memory allocation in the modctl system call...." See the release announcement and release notes for further details. Download (MD5) links to amd64 and i386 installation images: NetBSD-6.1.5-amd64.iso (331MB, torrent), NetBSD-6.1.5-i386.iso (314MB, torrent).

Soren Jacobsen has announced the release of NetBSD 6.1.4, the latest stable version of NetBSD incorporating all the recent security and bug fixes, including a fix to OpenSSL's "heartbleed" vulnerability. Simultaneously, the 6.0 branch was updated to version 6.0.5. From the release announcement: "The NetBSD Project is pleased to announce NetBSD 6.1.4, the fourth security and bug-fix update of the NetBSD 6.1 release branch, and NetBSD 6.0.5, the fifth security and bug-fix update of the NetBSD 6.0 release branch. They represent a selected subset of fixes deemed important for security or stability reasons, and if you are running a prior release of either branch, we strongly suggest that you update to one of these releases." Important security fixes include: "posix_spawn unbounded kernel memory allocation; OpenSSL information disclosure." Read the release notes for a full list of changes. Download (MD5) links to amd64 and i386 installation images: NetBSD-6.1.4-amd64.iso (331MB, torrent), NetBSD-6.1.4-i386.iso (314MB, torrent).

Manuel Bouyer has announced the release of NetBSD 6.1.3, the latest stable version of the project that develops a functional operating system for nearly 50 processor architectures: "The NetBSD Project is pleased to announce NetBSD 6.1.3, the third security/bugfix update of the NetBSD 6.1 release branch. It represents a selected subset of fixes deemed important for security or stability reasons. Please note that all fixes in the prior security and bug-fix updates (NetBSD 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3 and 6.0.4), as well as those in 6.1.1 and 6.1.3, are also in 6.1.3. Changes between 6.1.3 and 6.1.3: security fixes - use after free in Xserver handling of ImageText requests, embryonic TCP sockets local DoS, router advertisement sysctl local denial of service, memory leak when trying to execute bogus ELF binaries...." Read the detailed release notes for a more complete list of changes and links to relevant documents. Download (MD5) links to amd64 and i386 installation images: NetBSD-6.1.3-amd64.iso (331MB, torrent), NetBSD-6.1.3-i386.iso (314MB, torrent). Updates to the NetBSD 6.0, 5.2 and 5.1 branches were also announced yesterday.

Jeff Rizzo has announced the availability of NetBSD 6.1.2 and 6.0.3, two new updates to the NetBSD 6.1 and 6.0 release branches: "The NetBSD project is pleased to announce NetBSD 6.1.2, the second security and bug-fix update of the NetBSD 6.1 release branch, and NetBSD 6.0.3, the third security and bug-fix update of the NetBSD 6.0 release branch. They represent a selected subset of fixes deemed important for security or stability reasons and if you are running a prior release of NetBSD 6.x, you are recommended to update." Some of the changes in the 6.1.2 release include: "virtio(4) - fixed a panic during shutdown on KVM; uhci(4) - fixed USB device enumeration in some cases, fixed some ops on big-endian machines...." See the brief release announcement and read the more detailed release notes for further information. Installation images for a large number of processor architectures are available from the NetBSD mirrors; quick links to the amd64 and i386 CD images (MD5): NetBSD-6.1.2-amd64.iso (331MB, torrent), NetBSD-6.1.2-i386.iso (314MB, torrent). Updates to the NetBSD 5.2 and 5.1 branches were announced earlier.

Jeff Rizzo has announced the release of NetBSD 6.1, a new stable version of the highly portable UNIX-like operating system available for a wide range of platforms: "The NetBSD Project is pleased to announce NetBSD 6.1, the first feature update of the NetBSD 6 release branch. It represents a selected subset of fixes deemed important for security or stability reasons, as well as new features and enhancements. Major changes between 6.0 and 6.1: posix_spawn() - fix processes with attributes; resolve races between vget() and vrele() resulting in vget() returning dead vnodes; prevent crash when unsupported fd's are used with kevent; fix a bug where kmem_alloc() could be called from interrupt context; WAPBL - coalesce writes to the journal to speed up wapbl_flush() on raid5 by a factor of 3 to 4...." Read the rest of the release notes for a detailed list of changes and related links. Download (MD5): NetBSD-6.1-amd64.iso (335MB, torrent), NetBSD-6.1-i386.iso (314MB, torrent). Besides version 6.1, the project also released NetBSD 6.0.2, the second security and bug-fix update of the NetBSD 6.0 release branch.